Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Know Which Patients To Visit First In An Emergency

Home care providers are performing the often unsung work of furnishing care in patients’ homes even when adverse weather conditions make that difficult. Make sure you have your patient priority list up to date in case crippling weather hits your area.

For example: In Independence, Mo., pro-viders may not be able to see all the patients on their lists, but they are prioritizing those with the highest needs, reports Fox 4 News in Kansas City. In the wake of a recent snow storm, Crossroads Hospice nurse Karen Owen navigated snowy hills to get to a "very fragile" MS patient. "She is at high risk for aspiration and pneumonia. She cannot swallow," said Owen. But instead of seeing five other patients that day as usual, Owen saw only one.

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